Obong of Calabar and Treaty King of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, flagging off the NIPDs 1 week. By Kingsley Agim The Obong of Calabar and Treaty King of the Efik Kingdom, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, has officially flagged off the 2025 edition of the…
By Anietie Akpan The just concluded World Immunization Week 2025 campaign in Cross River State ended with a massive turnout. The exercise which was monitored by Pillar Today right from the State Primary Health Care (PHC) to some facilities in Calabar Municipality and Calabar South Local Government Area of the state witnessed the large turn…
By Itam Offor In it’s continuous efforts at strengthening healthcare delivery in the State, the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has repealed the Essential Drugs Programme Law 2002 and passed the CRS Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency Bill 2025 into Law. The bill, which was sponsored by the Member representing Boki 2…
…Commissioner for Health vows decisive action against those involved in alleged extortion scheme OGOJA – The Cross River State Government has reacted strongly to allegations of illegal levies imposed on students of the Ogoja College of Nursing Sciences, describing the practice as a gross abuse of trust and a betrayal of government standards. The outrage…
By Anietie Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have decried funding cuts to global health, saying already, over 15 million Vulnerable children cannot be vaccinated Outbreaks of vaccines preventable diseases are increasing all over the world putting lives at risk and exposing countries to increase costs in treating…
